# 駄 — pack horse; worthless

駄 means “pack horse; worthless”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ダ (da), タ (ta). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: pack horse; worthless
- On'yomi: ダ (da), タ (ta)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 2

## How to remember 駄

Sounds like 太: both read タ.

Parts: 馬 horse · 太 thick

## Don't confuse it with

[駅](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/station/) · [駐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/park/) · [駆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gallop/)

## More in the “Animals 2” set

[飼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/keep-pets/) · [駒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pony/) · [鯨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/whale/) · [駄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pack-horse/) · [釣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/angle-for-fish/) · [巣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nest/) · [虎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tiger/) · [昆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/insects/) · [騎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/horse-rider/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pack-horse/. Last updated 2026-11-01.